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US-10159010

Extending a QoS indicator through WLAN to an electronic device in a heterogeneous network

PublishedDecember 18, 2018
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Technical Abstract

Various implementations disclosed herein include apparatuses, systems, and methods for extending a QoS indicator through WLAN to an electronic device in a heterogeneous network. The method comprises receiving, at a second wireless network, a packet from a first wireless network including a first quality of service (QoS) indicator for a first protocol of the first wireless network. The method further comprises determining a second quality of service (QoS) indicator for a second protocol of the second wireless network based on the first QoS indicator and network conditions of the second wireless network. The method further comprises transmitting the packet in accordance with the second QoS indicator.

Patent Claims
20 claims

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1. A method comprising: receiving, at a second wireless network, a packet from a first wireless network including a first quality of service (QoS) indicator for a first protocol of the first wireless network, wherein the first QoS indicator indicates a traffic requirement for the packet; determining a second quality of service (QoS) indicator for a second protocol of the second wireless network based on the first QoS indicator and network conditions of the second wireless network, wherein the second QoS indicator is determined as a first value sufficient to meet the traffic requirement when the network conditions include a first traffic condition and the second QoS indicator is determined as a second value sufficient to meet the traffic requirement when the network conditions include a second traffic condition; and transmitting the packet in accordance with the second QoS indicator in order to meet the traffic requirement.

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2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a profile scheduler schedules transmitting the packet in accordance with the second QoS indicator.

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3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first wireless network includes a core cellular network.

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4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first QoS indicator indicates a use case and/or business model associated with the first wireless network.

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5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first QoS indicator indicates a service level agreement (SLA) value associated with the first wireless network.

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6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the SLA value includes at least one of a bandwidth level, loss level and/or latency level.

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7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first QoS indicator indicates a quality of service class identifier (QcI) value associated with the first wireless network.

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8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second QoS indicator includes a coarse parameter and a fine parameter.

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9. A system comprising: an arbitrator configured to: receive, at a second wireless network, a packet from a first wireless network including a first quality of service (QoS) indicator for a first protocol of the first wireless network, wherein the first QoS indicator indicates a traffic requirement for the packet; determine a second quality of service (QoS) indicator for a second protocol of the second wireless network based on the first QoS indicator and network conditions of the second wireless network, wherein the second QoS indicator is determined as a first value sufficient to meet the traffic requirement when the network conditions include a first traffic condition and the second QoS indicator is determined as a second value sufficient to meet the traffic requirement when the network conditions include a second traffic condition; and transmit the packet in accordance with the second QoS indicator in order to meet the traffic requirement.

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10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the arbitrator includes a profile scheduler configured to transmit the packet in accordance with the second QoS indicator.

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11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the first QoS indicator indicates a use case and/or business model associated with the first wireless network.

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12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the first QoS indicator indicates a service level agreement (SLA) value associated with the first wireless network.

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13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the first QoS indicator indicates a quality of service class identifier (QcI) value associated with the first wireless network.

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14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the second QoS indicator includes a coarse parameter and a fine parameter.

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15. A non-transitory memory storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which, when executed by one or more processors of a networking device, cause the networking device to: receive, at a second wireless network, a packet from a first wireless network including a first quality of service (QoS) indicator for a first protocol of the first wireless network wherein the first QoS indicator indicates a traffic requirement for the packet; determine a second quality of service (QoS) indicator for a second protocol of the second wireless network based on the first QoS indicator and network conditions of the second wireless network, wherein the second QoS indicator is determined as a first value sufficient to meet the traffic requirement when the network conditions include a first traffic condition and the second QoS indicator is determined as a second value sufficient to meet the traffic requirement when the network conditions include a second traffic condition; and transmit the packet in accordance with the second QoS indicator in order to meet the traffic requirement.

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16. The non-transitory memory of claim 15 , wherein the instructions cause the networking device to transmit the packet in accordance with the second QoS indicator based on profile scheduling.

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17. The non-transitory memory of claim 15 , wherein the first QoS indicator indicates a use case and/or business model associated with the first wireless network.

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18. The non-transitory memory of claim 15 , wherein the first QoS indicator indicates a service level agreement (SLA) value associated with the first wireless network.

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19. The non-transitory memory of claim 15 , wherein the first QoS indicator indicates a quality of service class identifier (QcI) value associated with the first wireless network.

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20. The non-transitory memory of claim 15 , wherein the second QoS indicator includes a coarse parameter and a fine parameter.

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October 24, 2017

Publication Date

December 18, 2018

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